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Republic Services updates collection programs as council and residents press for clarification on church pickups
Summary
Republic Services briefed council on expanded recycling and sharps programs and brush/bulk rules; residents and council questioned whether the contract excludes churches from brush pickup and asked the city manager to revisit contract language or pursue an MOU.
Republic Services delivered a detailed update on curbside and bulk services, recycling and new programs and described municipal collection statistics, but the presentation sparked a dispute over whether churches qualify for brush and bulky pickup under the current contract.
A Republic representative (Speaker 19) described expanded services after Republic’s acquisition of US Ecology and said the company now offers hazardous‑waste response, a polymer recycling center pipeline, an EV truck pilot, and a…
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